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1950 Diamond St

20-unit 4-story residential project erect a 4-story with zero basement, type 5a & 5b, residential building with 20 dwelling units & parking.

In Plan Check20 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $17.8M
Entitlement
Mar 2022
Plan Check
Awaiting Issuance
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Plan Check: 39 months in active review. City desk: 39 mo · Applicant: 0 mo
Permit Filed
May 2022
Time in Active Review
39 months
excludes 13 months dormant
Review Stations
5 of 9
stations approved
Project Status
In Plan Check
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

March 2027 — September 2027

Timeline driven by 3 stations with open comments. Optimistic case assumes remaining stations clear at the 25th-percentile pace for comparable projects; pessimistic case uses the 75th-percentile.

V0 empirical baselines from 4 unapproved stations
5 of 9 stations approved55% complete
Key Milestones
May 2022
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
May 2022
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Jul 2022
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~13 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Apr 2024
Planning Approved
CP-ZOC signed off — biggest institutional hurdle cleared
Mar 2027 – Sep 2027
Estimated Permit Issuance
All stations approved, fees collected, permit issued.
Plan Check Status
City desk: 39 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 13 mo
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Comments issued on November 03, 2023. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Choy Clinton.
Comments Issued
Plan Approval Struct. (PAD-STR)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Comments issued on August 16, 2024. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Chan Philip.
Comments Issued
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Comments issued on August 10, 2026. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Sullivan Cadhan.
Comments Issued
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Approved February 04, 2026. Reviewer: Chung Diana.
Approved
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Approved November 04, 2025. Reviewer: Marsh James.
Approved
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Approved April 24, 2024. Reviewer: Pantoja Gabriela.
Approved
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Approved July 01, 2025. Reviewer: Ospital Joseph.
Approved
Water & Sewer QC (SFPUC-QC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Approved January 29, 2026. Reviewer: Hoe Cynthia.
Approved

Bottleneck Watch: Sidewalk & Street

Sidewalk & Street currently has open comments after 1 round(s) of review. This is the longest-running unapproved station and is the most likely gating item for the next permit issuance window.

Data sources: Data from DataSF Building Permits, Building Permit Addenda with Routing, DPW Street-Use Permits, MOHCD Affordable Housing Pipeline, and Dwelling Unit Completion Counts datasets. Timeline estimates are statistical projections, not guarantees. See DataSF Building Permit Addenda with Routing.